The Madness of Captain Brewhab
By Tom Jenney
Arizona Capitol Times
September 10, 2009

Captain Ahab by Rockwell KentIn Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, Captain Ahab’s mad and unrelenting pursuit of the white whale brought on the destruction of the whaler Pequod and its crew. Here on the S.S. Arizona, Governor Jan Brewer’s pursuit of a sales tax increase is turning her into the fiscal-policy equivalent of the tragic Ahab.

It is very important to rally on Saturday in defense of American freedom, and especially health care freedom. Arizona’s tea partiers did an amazing job during the Battle of August, but we are still very far from getting good health care reforms out of Congress. In his speech last night, President Barack Obama mentioned that there are “details that need to be ironed out” in the legislation before Congress. That was one of the very few pieces of unadulterated truth in his entire speech. Among the many “details” that still need to be “ironed out”:

While you’re down there at the Arizona State Capitol for Saturday's Tea Party, be sure to give Governor Jan Brewer a few rounds of “NO NEW TAXES!” If you cannot make it to the Capitol, please call the Governor at the phone numbers provided below.

Here is the Tucson Tea Party org's report from the town halls in Sierra Vista, Green Valley, and Tucson:

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blockquote>Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) finally gave in to the demand of her constituents that she hold a townhall regarding her support for the "public option." In the past two days, she was met by the boos of thousands of people at her townhalls in Sierra Vista, Green Valley, and Tucson.

KGUN9 had great, fair coverage of the event. (Additional pictures and video will be sent in another email roundup later when available).